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on Sunday (April 3) at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada.The 31-year-old signer and Chad, 41, have been spending time together lately, she has not confirmed that they are back together.

"He makes her so happy," a friend of the Lavigne family told the magazine.

"Both of their families could not be more excited." Lavigne and Kroeger have yet to comment publicly on their relationship, but the "Girlfriend" singer did re-tweet a message of congrats from Kroeger's bandmates. " tweeted Nickelback, which includes Ryan Peake, Chad's brother Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair. She was [article id="1536426"]married to Sum 41's Deryck Whibley[/article] for three years before [article id="1621834"]they divorced in 2009[/article].

After her highly publicized split with Whibley, Lavigne dated reality star Brody Jenner — they even got [article id="1643100"]tattoos of each other's names[/article] — but the pair ended their relationship early this year. Music-wise, Lavigne has said her fifth studio album will have a lighter, more fun pop tone and is expected to be released before the end of the year.

In addition to the song written and recorded with Kroeger, Lavigne also enlisted the recording talents of hip-hop production duo the Runners and former Evanescence bandmember David Hodges.

that Lavigne has accepted Kroeger’s proposal after a quiet six-month courtship.

Kroeger reportedly presented Lavigne with a 14-carat diamond ring Aug. The news was unexpected to many, as Lavigne had been dating Brody Jenner since mid-2010 before reportedly splitting in January of this year.

Prior to that, Lavigne was married to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley for three years. PHOTOS: 19 of Hollywood's Shortest Marriages According to , which first reported the news, Lavigne and Kroeger’s romance blossomed in February when the Nickelback singer was recruited to co-write a song for Lavigne’s forthcoming fifth studio album.

Surprise lovebirds alert: Canadian rockers Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger are engaged, despite the fact that not many people knew they were even dating.

According to People, Lavigne and Kroeger sparked up a romance while they were working together on material for Lavigne's new album but chose to keep their relationship private.

"A romantic relationship blossomed as they spent time writing together," a friend of Lavigne's told the magazine.